Observer Surname

522,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 622 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Observer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Observer Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran5871:130,80511,942
Afghanistan331:974,3399,366
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Observer (61) may also be a first name.

Observer Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Observer Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Observer (Russian: Обсервер) occurs most in Iran. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Observer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 522,545th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,716,312 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Observer are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Observer is also the 1,257,960th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 61 people.

This surname is most common in Iran, where it is carried by 587 people, or 1 in 130,805. In Iran Observer is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 27 percent reside, Fars Province, where 17 percent reside and Khuzestan Province, where 9 percent reside. Other than Iran this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Observe933/
Observes881/
Obzerfer751/
Ibaseravar671/
Yepes-Rivera501/
Opazo Rivera501/

Observer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Observer in the Russian language
Обсерверobserver-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Observer
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